Mbanza Congo Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
Location M'banza Congo, Angola
Elevation  AMSL 1,860 ft / 567 m
Coordinates 6°16′15″S14°14′50″E / 6.27083°S 14.24722°E / -6.27083; 14.24722 (Aeroporto Pedro Moisés Artur (M'Banza Congo/Angola)) Coordinates: 6°16′15″S14°14′50″E / 6.27083°S 14.24722°E / -6.27083; 14.24722 (Aeroporto Pedro Moisés Artur (M'Banza Congo/Angola))
Map
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SSY
Location of Airport in Angola
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
16/341,9256,316Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1] GCM [2] Landings.com [3] Google Maps [4]

Mbanza Congo Airport( IATA : SSY, ICAO : FNBC) is an airport serving M'banza Congo, the capital of Zaire Province in northwestern Angola. Passenger flights resumed in August 2017 following an eight-year gap, during which the airport was closed for construction works.

Contents

The Mbanza Congo non-directional beacon (Ident: SS) is located just northeast of the field. [5]

History

The airport closed in 2009 for a refurbishment project and did not reopen to commercial air traffic until August 2017, when Sonair introduced domestic flights. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Airport information for FNBC". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for SSY at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "FNBC @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  4. Google Maps - Mbanza Congo
  5. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "M'Banza Congo, Angola sees scheduled pax flights". ch-aviation. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. "Zaire: Sonair opens domestic route to Mbanza Kongo". Angola Press News Agency . 31 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.